Develop a Plan to Describe and Explain how you would revitalise the economy of Clipper Bay

Read the following information
about
the town
Clipper
Bay, and refer to the questions on
the next page to guide your
assignment
.
Clipper
Bay is a small settlement of 5000 people located on the tip of a peninsular. Being
situated by the sea and at an area with particularly abundant marine life, the economy of the
town has always revolved around fishing and other businesses that support this
industry.
Physical Geography:
The town is located at the foot of a series of hills and within easy access and view of a beautiful
beach. Further along the beach are also a cluster of unique limestone caves with numerous
rock pool formations within. As th
e town has a small population, the built up area only occupies
a small portion of the land just off the beach, with a stretch of forest bordering the town. The
land around the town is unfertile for any form of agriculture. Also, geographically, the land is
rather flat and would be easy to develop. The town is also served by 2 roads; a narrow, 2 way
coastal road and a second less developed road that comes over the nearby hills. A new
highwa
y is being built further inland, presenting an opportunity for increa
sed accessibility.
Human Geography:
The population of
Clipper
Bay consists of families with multiple generations. First generation
settlers started up the town and were the original fishermen. They have had a generation of
children who carried on
this
bus
iness. Those children have now birth
ed
a third generation who
are reaching adulthood, and who are starting to get involved in the livelihood of fishing. The
town is also well known for fresh and tasty seafood, cooked by the women folk, who are
also
highly
skilled in weaving
. Each summer, the town hosts a festival to mark the beginning of the
fishing season. The festival is characterised by customary and heritage linked religious and
cultural rites and a week
–
long feast.
Present developments:
As the rest
of the country modernizes and diversifies the scope of economic activity, the local
government at
Clipper
Bay are considering their options.
The town has been granted a budget
of $50m to invest in the revit
alisation of the local economy.
You have been app
ointed as the ‘Chief Planner’ of
Clipper
Bay. Your objectives are to develop
the economy of the town in a ‘sustainable’ manner, taking into account socio
–
cultural and
environmental elements as well.
Develop a plan to describe and explain how you would rev
italise the economy of
Clipper
Bay.
Your plan must include:
–
A description of
how you would approach determining the best way to revitalize the
economy by consultation with the relevant parties
–
The use of comparative advantage, CBA or ROI
analyses
to clearly identify an
industry
to support economic revitalisation of the town
–
Assume that tourism has been selected as the preferred industry to be developed.
Explain
a sustainable
approach to
tourism
that you would adopt
–
Describe examples of
infrastructu
re, superstructure and each component of the
suppliers in the tourism stakeholder model
that
fi
t the
sustainable
approach
to tourism
that you have
adopted
.
–
Discuss
potential economic advantages and disadvantages of developing tourism at
Clipper
Bay.
–
Discu
ss
potential socio
–
cultural advantages and disadvantages of developing tourism at
Clipper
Bay.
–
Discuss potential environmental advantages and disadvantages of developing tourism at
Clipper
Bay.
Ensure that your answers make reference to the theory that y
ou have learnt in this programme.
Pay attention to the information given about
Clipper
Bay; facts about the place and the people
residing there. Your answer should reflect a good level of understanding
and analysis
o
f
the
information given.
The essay
should follow good academic writing by having a structure; you should have an
introduction, a main body containing your arguments, followed by a conclusion.
You are required to consult and fully reference a
MINIMUM
of
8
references e.g., book; www;
journal
article from the full
–
text databases; current affairs magazine; newspaper etc.)